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Ganymede
(Jupiter III)
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Ganymedehas eccentricity e = 0.0015has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has radius 2635 km2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
is a part of Jupiter2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has synonym Jupiter III2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has orbital period 7.155 days2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has mass 1.65 × 1026 g2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has definition The largest satellite of Jupiter.2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
is an instance of Galilean satellite2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
Galilean satelliteis a part of Jupiter2001-09-27 09:32:04.0
has discovery date 16102001-09-27 09:32:04.0
has discoverer Galileo2001-09-27 09:32:04.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
satelliteorbits a more massive physical object2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has approximately elliptical orbit2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has orbital inclinationhas URL: http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Space/Satellites/, has URL: http://www.bester.com/satpasses.html, has URL: http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online, 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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